Chicken Canker? Please Help!

[CrazyChickenLady16]

Last night after putting hydrogen peroxide on the exposed areas and adding vet Rx to the water and forcing it down her throat I am happy to report the spit has gone down. This morning when I fed her she only spit once! I added more peroxide to the sides of the mouth and it started to crumble away. I couldnt get a good look into her mouth though. I added acv to the water and added some garlic. I hope she keeps improving!

 

[azygous]

This is very good news, indeed! I believe it indicates your hen is basically healthy and will recover. Keep up the care you've been giving.

As @micstrachan mentioned, copper sulfate, if you can get some, is a good preventative treatment when done on a schedule. 1/4 teaspoon acidified copper sulfate per gallon of water for 3 days once a month can prevent canker from recurring.

 

[CrazyChickenLady16]

This is very good news, indeed! I believe it indicates your hen is basically healthy and will recover. Keep up the care you've been giving.

As @micstrachan mentioned, copper sulfate, if you can get some, is a good preventative treatment when done on a schedule. 1/4 teaspoon acidified copper sulfate per gallon of water for 3 days once a month can prevent canker from recurring.

Thanks! I’ll look near me and see if I can find some. I’m glad she’s improving!

 

[LamarshFish]

Administer antibiotics now. Below link shows the types of products we use for treating canker on pigeons, and I don't see why it wouldn't work with chickens, but I would check first.

Going forward, treat water with organic apple cider vinegar, about 1tbsp per liter of water. It's fine to offer this all the time IMO. I have found it is best to soak a bunch of garlic cloves in the ACV bottle to double the remedy (ACV + garlic in every drinker, plus birds love it). Until you are able to get this bird medication, get it water with apple cider vinegar in it, as it can help treat canker as well.

 

[Vhope77]

I have a chicken I got from someone getting rid of her I didn’t notice until a few months later she had a horrible ear infection yellow gunk that smelled disgusting (possibly same bacteria) I tried every home remedy to treat it , cleaning with peroxide , antibiotic ear drops , everything I eventually brought her to the vet who prescribed her baytril injections for seven days. Well even this did not help her ear canker or infection whatever it was it was NOT going away. I got sick with strep throat even though I didn’t leave my farm or have contact with anyone I had a suspicion I got it from the bacteria from handling the chickens ear infection cleaning it daily. I was prescribe amoxicillin and my throat infection went away almost instantly . I decided to use my left over amoxicillin on my chicken 125 mg twice a day just dropped the piece of pill in her mouth. The infection was gone in 4 days.

 

[Ms Clucky]

I used teramyacin ointment I got from Rural King. Worked on my chicken. He had the same thing. Not sure that is how you spell it.